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Former Liverpool footballer Paul Stewart broke down on TV this morning, saying he's had an incredibly hard week.

Earlier this week Stewart revealed he had been abused as a child by a football coach.

Stewart bottled it up from everyone, including his family, but took the tough decision to speak out about how he was targeted by a vile football coach between the ages of 11 and 15 – in the hope more victims will come forward.

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Stewart explained to This Morning's Ruth Langsford and Eamonn Holmes about why he was speaking out.

He said: "I've suffered for a long time. I was inspired by Andy Woodward - he was the first to come out [with the allegations]. I was worried that his story may fade into insignificance if he didn't get any support from anyone.

"After soul-searching and speaking to my family, I decided to tell my story."

Paul Stewart shares his story of childhood sexual abuse

Since Paul has spoken out messages flooded in from old teammates, pals and fans after the 52-year-old broke his silence.

Eamonn then asked if this week has 'brought a lot of memories back' for the star.

Paul opened up, revealing: "This past week has probably been the most difficult in a long, long time.